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Show "The Lovers of Learning." Last evening the Philemon Society met in the Ninth ward school-house to resume the meetings for the coming season. The society was organized March, 1SS4,-by 1SS4,-by the progressive and intelligent young men in that ward, and now has a lanre membership composed of young ladies and gentlemen of several wards. The object of the organization is for mutual improvement in literature, political government, gov-ernment, parliamentary law, debate and public speaking. In "the discussion of any subject, religious views are not allowed. al-lowed. Although the attendance last evening was small, those who gathered had the pleasure of listening to a spirited debate on "The Kestriction of Chinese Emigration," and a very interesting miscellaneous mis-cellaneous programme. The Philemon will; hereafter meet regularly once a week. " |